Washington
Washington
Data Series |
Back Data |
Feb 2008 |
Mar 2008 |
Apr 2008 |
May 2008 |
June 2008 |
July 2008 |
Labor Force Data |
|
Civilian Labor Force |
|
3,455.6 |
3,465.8 |
3,466.8 |
3,451.3 |
3,449.7 |
3,452.6 |
Employment |
|
3,300.1 |
3,299.4 |
3,305.3 |
3,268.6 |
3,263.1 |
3,256.5 |
Unemployment |
|
155.6 |
166.3 |
161.5 |
182.6 |
186.7 |
196.2 |
Unemployment Rate |
|
4.5 |
4.8 |
4.7 |
5.3 |
5.4 |
5.7 |
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment |
|
Total Nonfarm |
|
2,969.4 |
2,966.5 |
2,962.6 |
2,964.6 |
2,962.6 |
2,961.5 |
12-month % change |
|
2.0 |
1.8 |
1.5 |
1.3 |
1.2 |
0.8 |
Natural Resources and Mining |
|
8.1 |
8.0 |
8.2 |
8.2 |
8.1 |
8.1 |
12-month % change |
|
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
-1.2 |
-1.2 |
Construction |
|
206.7 |
207.6 |
206.3 |
206.0 |
205.2 |
203.7 |
12-month % change |
|
1.3 |
0.9 |
-0.1 |
-1.3 |
-2.7 |
-2.5 |
Manufacturing |
|
297.6 |
297.1 |
296.8 |
297.0 |
299.0 |
298.6 |
12-month % change |
|
1.9 |
2.2 |
1.9 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
1.7 |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities |
|
557.5 |
556.2 |
555.0 |
554.7 |
555.0 |
555.9 |
12-month % change |
|
1.3 |
0.9 |
0.6 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
Information |
|
104.1 |
104.7 |
105.3 |
105.8 |
104.9 |
105.2 |
12-month % change |
|
2.3 |
2.8 |
3.1 |
3.1 |
1.8 |
2.1 |
Financial Activities |
|
154.4 |
153.9 |
153.4 |
153.2 |
153.0 |
152.3 |
12-month % change |
|
-1.0 |
-1.5 |
-1.8 |
-1.6 |
-1.7 |
-1.9 |
Professional & Business Services |
|
351.5 |
351.0 |
348.9 |
350.7 |
353.2 |
352.9 |
12-month % change |
|
2.7 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
2.3 |
2.2 |
Education & Health Services |
|
354.8 |
354.5 |
354.2 |
353.5 |
351.9 |
351.5 |
12-month % change |
|
3.2 |
3.0 |
2.8 |
2.1 |
1.3 |
0.9 |
Leisure & Hospitality |
|
289.2 |
288.7 |
288.4 |
288.8 |
288.7 |
289.5 |
12-month % change |
|
4.3 |
3.9 |
3.6 |
3.3 |
2.7 |
2.8 |
Other Services |
|
106.2 |
106.4 |
106.2 |
106.2 |
106.8 |
107.2 |
12-month % change |
|
1.2 |
1.2 |
1.1 |
1.0 |
1.5 |
1.7 |
Government |
|
539.3 |
538.4 |
539.9 |
540.5 |
536.8 |
536.6 |
12-month % change |
|
1.5 |
1.9 |
1.4 |
1.3 |
2.4 |
0.4 |
Mass layoffs |
|
Layoff events, all industries |
|
19 |
12 |
25 |
13 |
21 |
16 |
Initial claimants, all industries |
|
1,766 |
913 |
2,203 |
1,211 |
1,874 |
1,363 |
Data extracted on:
September 12, 2008
Source: U. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Note: More data series, including additional geographic areas, are available through the "Databases & Tables" tab at the top of this page.
Washington includes the following metropolitan areas for which an Economy At A Glance table is available:
- Bellingham, WA
- Bremerton-Silverdale, WA
- Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, WA
- Longview, WA
- Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA
- Olympia, WA
- Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA
- Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA (Metropolitan Division)
- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
- Spokane, WA
- Tacoma, WA (Metropolitan Division)
- Wenatchee, WA
- Yakima, WA
Geographically based survey data available from BLS:
Employment & Unemployment
Prices & Living Conditions
Compensation & Working Conditions
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